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mercurybird — I AM SO DONE WITH THIS SHIT

Published: 2014-01-12 07:12:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 1549; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 3
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Team Grenadiers: fav.me/d6nfsyc

title refers both to Salem's attitude towards Denver's antics and my own attitude towards this bitch of a painting
things I like: concept; the background characters
things I dislike: literally everything else
things to improve upon: perspective. dynamic poses. the level of detail and planning I put into the underpainting(this underpainting was a confusing mess and I think that hurt the final product). urban scenes. clouds. making characters stand out from their backgrounds.
been working on this for weeks, I guess it's time to just stop and try to do better next time. I think I'm going to have to severely overhaul the way I do underpaintings. I've gotten complacent and my laziness in underpainting just causes more trouble down the line.
welp thanks for looking.

cameos-
mephitic melody: fav.me/d6pdoqj
team drip: fav.me/d6n4769
team burstin yo bubbles: fav.me/d6n7e6g

download if you want to see mega huge full view
also I just realized that it's flipped the wrong way. denver's facial scarring is on the wrong side. please ignore this as I just dont feel like changing it hjfdhgdfgkj
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Comments: 33

bellyboltz [2014-01-24 11:31:55 +0000 UTC]

oMG this looks sick!! Also aahwaveandscampy!!


I love that teleport effect!!

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mercurybird In reply to bellyboltz [2014-01-24 21:31:01 +0000 UTC]

yeah yeah yeah wave and scampy in all my pmdu pics forever! vuv

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bellyboltz In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-25 11:27:18 +0000 UTC]

;;

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SomeKindaSmeargle [2014-01-23 20:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaah, this all looks so cool! Great job man!

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mercurybird In reply to SomeKindaSmeargle [2014-01-24 21:28:35 +0000 UTC]

thanks vuv

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silveraquila [2014-01-12 21:36:11 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love the teleport effect! Most people pretty much have a "poof" or lines or a fadeout star trek style, but you just went all epic all over it.

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mercurybird In reply to silveraquila [2014-01-13 00:16:37 +0000 UTC]

omg but what if Salem can just hold theirself mid-teleport, and like their legs go walking down the street and their torso is kinda dragged along like 20 feet behind floating in mid-air.....
somehow your comment made me rethink teleporting haha!

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silveraquila In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-13 02:51:09 +0000 UTC]

Teleportation is a scary subject, you should hear some of the theories on how it actually works. (I'm a Star Trek fan so I'm one of those strange people that likes to read articles on crazy stuff like that. Also, the base technology for replicators pretty much exists: 3D printers.)

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mercurybird In reply to silveraquila [2014-01-18 17:53:21 +0000 UTC]

oh man that is some 'The Prestige' shit right there, using 3d printers we'd just end up with multiple copies of ppl in different places! freakyyy

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silveraquila In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-18 21:22:10 +0000 UTC]

I think there was a movie called "The Island" or something like that where people had clones grown of themselves so they'd have "spare parts". Pretty interesting idea.

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Edowaado [2014-01-12 18:43:03 +0000 UTC]

DAYUM! Dynamic, well chosen perspective, lovely shading and just dayum. I love it ! You've really outdone yourself

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mercurybird In reply to Edowaado [2014-01-13 01:11:28 +0000 UTC]

aw thanks :] maybe it's just that I've stared at this dang pic so long I'm just tired of it. I'm glad other people seem to appreciate it even though I'm long past the point where I can! thank you bro!

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Srarlight [2014-01-12 17:13:02 +0000 UTC]

 I absolutely adore the mid-teleport effect and poses. So fascinating especially with the perspective and gosh that sky is so darn pretty :'T I think you did a pretty awesome job here honestly

also OMGOSH DINT and Norel ahaha thank you so much for the cameo that caught me off guard was not expecting that when I clicked this deviation! everything is great K? thanks ;u; 

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mercurybird In reply to Srarlight [2014-01-12 21:08:24 +0000 UTC]

I am so so glad people can recognize that salem is teleporting. when I was sketching it out it looked like he was being ripped in half and guts were flying everywhere omfg I was afraid how it would turn out haha thank you
yeah yeah np! your team is cuties

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Sanngot [2014-01-12 17:01:37 +0000 UTC]

OMG! I wasn't expecting to see Lilac and Brook making a cameo appearance here! Thank you very much! (lol, Lilac here kinda reminds me of grumpy cat. Though I guess she is pretty similar to him in some ways.)

I really like the perspective of this shot. And I like the action in this scene, too. Very dynamic, and I can tell what it going on pretty well. Can't wait to see what you do next! ^^

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mercurybird In reply to Sanngot [2014-01-13 01:13:48 +0000 UTC]

haha you should always expect cameos from me, ALWAYS, they are the rule not the exception.
man I just used a rough sketch in the underpainting and the facial expressions were pretty silly and exaggerated hence grumpiness in the final product. xD thanks bro

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Sanngot In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-13 20:29:12 +0000 UTC]

OMG! Alright that does it! The next chance I get I'ma try and fit in a cameo of your team then! X)

As for the grumpy cat thing. I think it is pretty much all in the frown that reminds me of it.

Oh, and no problems! I wish you luck as you try to improve your sketching style!

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SebasVishno [2014-01-12 16:44:42 +0000 UTC]

I really like this action piece! And that teleport is awesome! 

The only downside I can spot on this is that the sun is maybe too bright, it makes my eye go to that direction, when it's obviously not the centre of attention. The main characters have a good contrast of light and shadow, so its only the sun that is interfering with their "popping out".

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mercurybird In reply to SebasVishno [2014-01-12 21:03:35 +0000 UTC]

wow that's a really good point I didn't think of that! thanks for the tip bro I'll have to keep that stuff in mind in the future :]

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SebasVishno In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-13 01:12:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome dear :] 

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Latei [2014-01-12 13:31:54 +0000 UTC]

Dang this is awesome!

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mercurybird In reply to Latei [2014-01-18 17:53:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks vuv

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RabbitBatThing [2014-01-12 07:40:32 +0000 UTC]

Aaaah gotta love that perspective and teleport! Really great job here! uvu

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mercurybird In reply to RabbitBatThing [2014-01-18 17:54:05 +0000 UTC]

bwuh thank you @ u @

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Quarteon01 [2014-01-12 07:34:27 +0000 UTC]

Whoah! This is awesome! The pose! The colors! The scene! Everything!

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mercurybird In reply to Quarteon01 [2014-01-18 17:54:31 +0000 UTC]

ghjgjhgg thanks *u*

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Quarteon01 In reply to mercurybird [2014-01-19 00:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Yu're welcome!

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ArtOfTheGame [2014-01-12 07:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Holy Bajeezus! This is one hell of a composition! I don't care what kind a of mess you claim this to be, this is friggin awesome! I love the angle this is set at and the crazy mid-teleport maneuver! Not to mention the colors used with the sunset! Nice one!

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mercurybird In reply to ArtOfTheGame [2014-01-18 17:54:21 +0000 UTC]

ahhh thank you ;u;

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UltimateSassMaster [2014-01-12 07:25:34 +0000 UTC]

THAT TELEPORT IS AWESOME

Also lol Regi's runnin down the catwalk

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mercurybird In reply to UltimateSassMaster [2014-01-12 21:09:53 +0000 UTC]

denver's just jealous cause regigigas is so ~fierce~

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Iron-Zing [2014-01-12 07:20:08 +0000 UTC]

Ahh dude I think this is great, the poses are very dynamic, I really like it

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mercurybird In reply to Iron-Zing [2014-01-18 17:54:13 +0000 UTC]

thanks bro. vuv

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